Daniele Silvestri

Italian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1968)

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Daniele Silvestri
Silvestri performing in 2012
Background information
Born	(1968-08-18) 18 August 1968 (age 55) Rome, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Ricordi, BMG Ricordi, Sony Music

Website	danielesilvestri.it

Musical artist

Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.

Career

Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album.^[1] In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo col megafono".^[2] The track was included in his second studio album, Prima di essere uomo, whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year.^[3]

In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, Il dado.^[4] His following studio set, Sig. Dapatas, was released in 1999, after Silvestri's appearance as a contestant of the Big Artists section in the Sanremo Music Festival with the track "Aria", which received the Mia Martini Critics' Award.^[5]^[6] In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, Occhi da orientale, launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year.^[7]

In 2002, Silvestri released the single "Salirò", which won the Critics' Award at the Sanremo Music Festival of the same year and became a top 5 hit in Italy.^[8]^[9] In December of the same year, the song received four Italian Music Awards for Song of the Year, Composition of the Year, Best Italian Arrangement and Best Italian Music Video.^[10]

Discography

Soloist

1994 – Daniele Silvestri
1995 – Prima di essere un uomo
1996 – Il dado
1999 – Sig. Dapatas
2002 – Unò-dué
2007 – Il latitante
2011 – S.C.O.T.C.H.
2016 – Acrobati
2019 – La terra sotto i piedi
2023 – Disco X

with Fabi Silvestri Gazzè

2014 – Il padrone della festa

Notes

^ "Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). MTV Italy. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ Ernesto Assante (20 February 1995). "Giovani, belli e (poco) dannati". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ "Biografia di Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). Italica. RAI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ Marco 'Joe' Giovannelli (24 March 1997). "Daniele Silvestri – Recensione – Il dado" (in Italian). Rockit.it. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
^ "I vincitori del Premio della Critica" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ "Le poesie rap di Daniele Silvestri". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 23 October 1999. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ "Raccolta di successi con inediti per Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ "Italian Charts – Saniele Silvestri – Salirò (song)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Giorgio Dell'Arti. "Daniele Silvestri". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ "Italian Music Awards, vincono Ligabue, Planet Funk e Silvestri" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2011.